So I am reading this book aboot silence…

[Ralphie ★]

And this politician quits to go to a Jesuit seminary. He offers to buy them a roomba so they can devote some cleaning time to study and meditation and crap, and one of the others says, “Dude, you don’t understand…”

I thought the use of the word dude seemed a little jarring and unexpected in that setting.

 

[shootingstar]

5 hours ago, Philander Seabury said:

And this politician quits to go to a Jesuit seminary. He offers to buy them a roomba so they can devote some cleaning time to study and meditation and crap, and one of the others says, “Dude, you don’t understand…”

I thought the use of the word dude seemed a little jarring and unexpected in that setting.

 

  I guess there's something meditative and earthy about actually hand vaccuming or sweeping one's abode. Do they permit blenders in the kitchen?   Devout, church folks are great understated humorists at times.

[shootingstar]

about silence:  I live a great deal in silence. When I work from home, if it's not a meeting, I don't turn on any music.  I can be very productive. I don't need music..  Which means many hrs. of silence at home since I don't watch tv either.

I've been like this for a long time. When dearie was around, it was him that had a tv and turned it on occasionally and I would join sometimes.  Or go to bed.

However. because I grew up in a large noisy family in a small house, I am accustomed to dull roar of other people around me. It's ok as long as they aren't fighting.

Now, that I have an iphone, I noticed during my vacation when I was using it heavily, it seemed to disrupt my equilibrium of inner peace....just this sort of phrase messaging I had to pay attention. I'm happy to participate with family but honest, it doesn't add to inner peace. Not really. It breaks up silence and calmness.

[Thaddeus Kosciuszko]

5 hours ago, Philander Seabury said:

So I am reading this book aboot silence…

 

I really can't think of any to say about this.

[Further]

Is there an audio version ?

[Ralphie ★]

1 hour ago, Further said:

Is there an audio version ?

The Arthurs said everyone always asked if it was going to be a book full of blank pages.

They opened the book asking you to think of the quietest place you’ve ever been. For me it was a glade trail at Killington. Sneau and woods make for excellent quiet. 

[MickinMD ★]

21 hours ago, Philander Seabury said:

And this politician quits to go to a Jesuit seminary. He offers to buy them a roomba so they can devote some cleaning time to study and meditation and crap, and one of the others says, “Dude, you don’t understand…”

I thought the use of the word dude seemed a little jarring and unexpected in that setting.

 

The Jesuit seminary surely wasn't a completely silent place.

The Jesuits have long been known as one of the more loose-about-rules orders of Catholic religious and are more "liberal" than avg.

So using "Dude" fits right in with Jesuit reputation.

[KrAzY]

22 hours ago, Philander Seabury said:

So I am reading this book aboot silence…

 

Please tell me you are doing so by moving you lips and in a whisper